Shi Potian travels through Linghu Chong

Chapter 116 Blue Phoenix

Shi Potian's Zixia magical skill and Luohan's subduing demon magical skill have both reached perfection. His inner strength is unprecedented in history. Practicing the "Sunflower Manual" is like water in the wind, and all bottlenecks are suddenly solved.

However, when he introduced the righteous energy between heaven and earth into his body, he still felt waves of unspeakable pain, as if a ball of fire was flowing through his meridians and flesh, constantly burning his body, and was constantly repaired by the subsequent purple qi.

Until he practiced Qigong for one cycle and refined these righteous energies into sunflower Qi and stored it in his Dantian.

All the pain disappeared, replaced by an indescribable sense of comfort and ease, as if all the pores in the body had opened up, and there was a feeling of being in ecstasy.

Shi Potian immersed himself in it wholeheartedly, practicing the "Sunflower Manual" over and over again, completely ignoring everything in the outside world, from noon to dusk, from dusk to late night, and from late night to dawn the next day.

After finishing her homework, Yue Lingshan couldn't wait to find Shi Potian. Seeing white mist above his head, she knew that his internal strength had reached a critical point again. She suppressed her longing for him and stood outside the door, not letting anyone in to disturb her.

Shi Potian is not obsessed with martial arts, but he is extremely serious and focused in his work.

When he woke up from his practice, it was already seven days later. He let out a long breath and the white mist above his head gradually dissipated. It turned out that he had practiced "Sunflower Manual" to the great perfection level.

"Senior Brother." Yue Lingshan heard the noise in the house and pushed the door open. The moment she saw Shi Potian, she opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Shi Potian's figure and appearance were no different from before, but he gave her a completely different feeling, as if his whole body was radiating light and shining brightly, making her feel ashamed of herself and couldn't help but want to worship him.

Until Shi Potian opened his eyes and a familiar bright smile appeared on his face.

This strange feeling disappeared in an instant, and everything that happened just now seemed like an illusion to her.

“Junior sister? Junior sister?” Shi Potian called Yue Lingshan a few times. Seeing that Yue Lingshan was staring at him blankly without any response, he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Yue Lingshan’s eyes and asked, “Junior sister, what’s wrong with you?”

Yue Lingshan suddenly came to her senses, hugged Shi Potian tightly, and burst into tears.

At that moment, she suddenly had a sense of unreality. The senior brother who was clearly close to her gave her a feeling of being out of reach, just like the moon in a well or a flower in the water, which could be seen but not touched and could disappear at any time.

Shi Potian sensed the fear and anxiety in Yue Lingshan's heart. Although he didn't understand why, he still hugged her tightly, gently stroked her back, and comforted her: "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! We have our senior brother here! Don't be afraid of anything!"

It took a long time for Yue Lingshan to calm down.

Shi Potian then asked softly, "Junior Sister, you were crying so sadly just now, did something happen to you?"

Yue Lingshan's pretty face flushed red, but she was too embarrassed to say that she was crying because she was afraid of losing Shi Potiancai, so she pretended to be angry and said, "Do you know how long you have been practicing this time? Seven days and seven nights! I thought something happened to you!"

Shi Potian quickly apologized and promised that he would never do that again.

Yue Lingshan took the opportunity to forgive him, asked about Shi Potian's experiences during this period, and expressed her longing for him.

The two chatted for a long time before Yue Lingshan reluctantly left Shi Potian's arms and said, "Big Brother, Mom asked the stove to make you some wild ginseng soup for you to drink after you wake up. Let's go over now."

This is different from the past when Yue Buqun and his wife had to go outside the Great Wall to buy wild ginseng in person for a bowl of wild ginseng soup.

Today, the Huashan Sect is very wealthy and has numerous precious tonics. Some of them are put into porridge and rice when cooking on a daily basis to ensure that the Huashan disciples do not deplete their blood and qi due to their hard practice.

Ning Zhongze was not aware that the "Sunflower Manual" was about drawing the vast true qi between heaven and earth into the body and refining it into true qi, rather than refining one's own qi and blood into true qi. He was worried that Shi Potian's practice efficiency was too high and that his qi and blood were depleted, so he would have someone make a bowl of wild ginseng soup for Shi Potian every day to ensure that Shi Potian could drink it as soon as possible whenever he stopped practicing.

The two walked towards the kitchen side by side.

The entire Huashan School is visibly completely different from the past, not only in external materials such as architecture and decoration, but also in the inner spirit.

Every disciple of Huashan Sect held their heads high and looked energetic. Some were practicing sword skills alone, while others were learning martial arts with their fellow disciples. They were no longer lazy and undisciplined as before, and still needed Yue Buqun to use tests to force them to practice hard.

Yue Lingshan is no longer the arrogant and willful little sister.

Along the way, new disciples would occasionally call out "Senior Sister Yue" with a bit of awe in their expressions.

With Yue Buqun's deliberate training, she has begun to take over various affairs of the Huashan Sect. Although she does not have the title of deputy leader, she has already served as the de facto deputy leader.

In the following days, Shi Potian put aside his martial arts practice and stayed with Yue Lingshan every day, either teaching her how to practice qigong and swordsmanship, or teaching new disciples how to practice qigong and swordsmanship together with her.

With Shi Potian, the world's number one, showing up from time to time to teach martial arts, the Huashan disciples' enthusiasm for practicing martial arts soared again, forcing Ning Zhongze to force them to rest, lest they become impetuous and eager for quick success.

Half a month passed in a flash.

At noon that day, Shi Potian was explaining the "Purple Cloud Secret Book" to Yue Lingshan. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he put his right hand together to form a sword finger and pointed it at the tree next to him.

A finger force shot out, and with a light "puff" sound, a red snake fell from the tree. There was a thumb-sized hole on its forehead that went through the front and back. After twisting a few times, it became motionless.

Shi Potian picked up a leaf and placed it on his hand, then picked up the snake, a look of joy on his face.

The heaviest of the snakes caught a few days ago weighed only three or four kilograms, not even enough to fill his teeth. The snake in front of him weighed at least seven kilograms, enough for him to have a good meal.

It’s a pity that the junior sister thought the snake was too ugly and was unwilling to try the snake meat, and she also refused to let him catch it with his hands.

If the snake could be skinned alive and cooked, it would definitely taste better.

Yue Lingshan frowned and asked in confusion: "Why are there so many poisonous snakes today? Is this the sixth one we have seen?"

In previous years, although there were poisonous snakes on Mount Huashan around the Dragon Boat Festival, their numbers were very small and they were mostly found in the deep mountains and old forests, rarely appearing on the Yunu Peak.

But today, five Huashan disciples have been bitten by poisonous snakes.

Just as she was thinking, she saw Lu Dayou running over in a hurry. Before he could speak, Yue Lingshan asked, "Sixth Senior Brother, has another person been bitten by a poisonous snake?"

Lu Dayou said anxiously, "It's not a poisonous snake, it's a poisonous scorpion. Junior Brother Zhang Yuan was stung by a poisonous scorpion. My Master's Wife asked me to call Senior Brother over."

Although Shi Potian did not know any medical skills, he had used his true Qi to help Monk Bujie detoxify several times under the guidance of Ping Yizhi, and had become very good at detoxification.

The five Huashan disciples who were bitten by poisonous snakes were all rescued by him.

"Little Junior Sister, Sixth Junior Brother, I'll go save them first."

Shi Potian did not dare to delay and used his lightness skills to rush towards Huashan Sect.

Just as he arrived outside Huashan Sect, he suddenly smelled a strange smell, his nose itched, and he sneezed. "What's that smell?" Shi Potian couldn't help but sniff hard.

The Huashan disciple who was waiting for him at the door said, "Senior Sister Yue asked us to sprinkle realgar and light mugwort to drive away poisonous insects." Then he led Shi Potian to Zhang Yuan's residence.

Ning Zhongze had been waiting nearby. When he saw Shi Potian arriving, he asked everyone to make way for him.

Shi Potian helped Zhang Yuan up, pressed his right hand on the Shiquan point on the back of his heart, and transferred his true energy into it. In just a moment, all the scorpion venom was forced out.

Zhang Yuan was soon out of danger and regained consciousness.

However, everyone knows that this is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. If the fundamental problem of the increasing number of poisonous insects is not solved, the number of Huashan disciples who are poisoned and injured will increase.

A Huashan disciple said, "I've heard people say that before an earthquake, there are often strange phenomena. So many poisonous insects are running out of the deep mountains and forests. Could it be that an earthquake is about to happen?"

But he was quickly denied: "No way! I have never heard of an earthquake in Guanzhong since I was a child!"

Someone else speculated: "If it's not an earthquake, then could it be that some kind of poison king or natural enemy of poisonous insects came from the back mountain and scared these poisonous insects out of the deep mountains and forests?"

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Everyone was guessing, but Shi Potian suddenly thought of the strange smell he smelled at the door and asked, "What do realgar and wormwood smell like?"

Everyone was stunned and wanted to answer, but didn't know how to describe it accurately, so they simply took out realgar and mugwort and let Shi Potian experience it himself.

Shi Potian smelled it and realized that it was not the strange smell he smelled. He asked, "Besides realgar and wormwood, did you smell any other smell? The kind that is very fragrant and a little sweet?"

Everyone looked at each other, sniffed hard a few times, and finally said that they smelled nothing.

But they all believed in Shi Potian and understood what Shi Potian's words meant.

Ning Zhongze's face turned pale. She had always thought that these poisonous insects ran out on their own due to the climate, but she didn't expect that someone had secretly used some means to lure them here.

Once you know the reason, it is not difficult to solve this problem.

Ning Zhongze immediately ordered all the Huashan disciples to clean up the Huashan Sect inside and out under the command of Shi Potian, and to clear the taste from Shi Potian's mouth.

The number of various poisonous insects indeed dropped dramatically.

As for the man behind the scenes...

"In the martial arts world, the only sects that are good at using poisons are the Five Poison Sect and the Hundred Immortal Sect. The Hundred Immortal Sect has no grudges against our Huashan Sect. The Five Poison Sect is secretly colluding with the Demon Sect. The only ones who would use such despicable means to plot against our Huashan Sect could be people from the Five Poison Sect or demons from the Demon Sect who have been poisoned by the Five Poison Sect."

Although Ning Zhongze was extremely angry, he did not act rashly.

The witchcraft and poison techniques of the Five Poison Sect have always been mysterious and strange, and cannot be fought by martial arts alone. Experience in the martial arts world is the most important.

What these young disciples of Huashan Sect lack most is experience in martial arts.

After some consideration, Ning Zhongze finally decided to let the Huashan disciples guard the mountain gate while he went down the mountain himself to inquire about the situation.

Lan Fenghuang didn't know these things.

She came to the Central Plains alone, originally intending to poison Shi Potian to avenge Ren Yingying, but she had no chance to contact Shi Potian, let alone find an opportunity to poison him.

In desperation, he could only spread the honey scent used by the Five Poison Sect to trap poisonous insects in the Huashan Sect, thinking of killing a few Huashan disciples first to vent his anger for Ren Yingying.

As a result, there was still no movement from the Huashan Sect, and they didn't even make an effort to ask a doctor to go up the mountain to treat the patient.

Lan Fenghuang was completely at her wit's end and could only return to Miaojiang before making any plans.

But she had just walked a short distance out of the county town when a figure blocked her way.

"Someone from the Five Poison Sect?" Ning Zhongze looked Lan Fenghuang up and down and knew that he had not found the wrong person.

Although Lan Fenghuang was dressed like a Han Chinese woman, she did not understand Han Chinese customs, and her words and deeds were very different from those of women from the Central Plains. In addition, her outstanding appearance soon led to Ning Zhongze finding out her whereabouts.

Lan Fenghuang was unaware that her disguise was full of flaws. She opened her eyes wide and asked curiously, "How did you recognize me? Have you seen me before?"

Ning Zhongze snorted coldly, drew out his sword in a flash, and used the move "The Phoenix Comes" to stab at the blue phoenix.

She knew very well that the Five Poison Sect was an extremely sinister and vicious sect in the martial arts world, and was good at using miasma, poison, and witchcraft. The best way to deal with such people was to strike first and not give them the opportunity to use their poison.

Lan Fenghuang has been studying poison and witchcraft since she was young. With her talent in these arts, she became the leader of the Five Poisons Sect. Her martial arts skills are only average, much worse than Ning Zhongze's.

She lost the initiative again and was seized by Ning Zhongze, who pressed her step by step with one move after another, leaving her no chance to fight back.

puff!
The two fought for only a dozen moves, but Ning Zhongze had already cut Lan Fenghuang's arm with his sword, and blood was flowing.

At this moment, Lan Fenghuang suddenly raised her hand, and with a "whoosh" sound, a green shadow suddenly emerged from Lan Fenghuang's sleeve and pounced towards Ning Zhongze.

When Ning Zhongze was fighting with Lan Fenghuang, he was extremely cautious. He pressed the sword down almost immediately and instantly cut the green shadow into two pieces.

But the scene before her still frightened her. She couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over her body and a cold sweat broke out on her back.

The green shadow turned out to be a centipede as thick as an arm, covered with long hair, which made people feel nauseous at the sight of it.

Even though it was cut into two pieces, it was not dead yet. The two halves of its body were struggling and twisting on the ground, leaving a pool of green blood on the ground, emitting a fishy smell.

Ning Zhongze had rich experience in the martial arts world, but he had never seen such a scene before. His movements slowed down a bit, which also allowed Lan Fenghuang to breathe a sigh of relief.

Lan Fenghuang shouted, "Are you Yue Buqun's wife Ning Zhongze? No wonder you are so fierce! You killed my baby, and today I must avenge it!" She pulled out the whip she carried with her and swung it towards Ning Zhongze.

Seeing that Lan Fenghuang was speaking rudely, Ning Zhongze immediately drew his sword and stepped forward to fight with Lan Fenghuang.

However, after only a few moves, she felt that the circulation of her inner energy was a little sluggish, and her hands and feet gradually began to become weak.

(End of this chapter)